Engaging Resistant Youth

A set of flashcards designed to reinforce key concepts and vocabulary related to engaging resistant youth in therapeutic settings.

Resistant Clients

A process of avoiding or diminishing self-disclosing communication requested by the interviewer due to discomfort.

Resistance

Client behaviors that can work against positive outcomes of therapy.

Stage of Change

The level of readiness a client has to engage in the therapeutic process.

Psychoanalytic Approach

View of resistance as the client's attempt to block anxiety-provoking memories from awareness.

Behaviorist Approach

Views resistance simply as client noncompliance.

Humanistic Approaches

Focus on avoiding unpleasant feelings that impair holistic functioning.

Family Systems Theory

Unconscious attempts to protect family members by avoiding disruption of the family dynamics.

Client Environment Factors

External issues like shame or changes that contribute to client resistance.

Counselor Factors

Issues such as failure to build rapport or inappropriate interventions that lead to resistance.

Response Quantity

When clients limit the amount of information shared, often seen as silence or introversion.

Response Content

Clients control the type of information shared, engaging in small talk or emotional displays.

Response Style

Includes various resistance styles like discounting or thought censoring to deter the counselor.

Logistic Management

Client behaviors like poor appointment keeping or distractions to avoid counseling engagement.

Socratic Method of Questioning

A technique to encourage clients to articulate their thoughts and feelings.

Concentric Circles Technique

A visual tool to help clients reveal their levels of openness with the counselor.

Transference Phenomena

Clients testing boundaries and their therapist through emotional projections.

Crisis Preparedness

Expecting and being ready for a crisis to occur during therapy sessions.

Flaming Anger

Expressing intense feelings of anger and hostility as a significant aspect of a client's experience.